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Decision time for Guadalupe residents on Banawa-Englis creation

27 Jul

Today the residents of Barangay Guadalupe will vote  on the proposed creation of Barangay Banawa-Englis. The registered voters of Gaudalupe will just just choose Yes or No on their ballots.  A “YES” vote means that they are in favor of splitting Cebu City‘s largest barangay into 2. While a “NO” vote means that they want to retain the status quo.

Voting will start at 7 am and polls will close at 3 in the afternoon. Results are expected to come out by 9 in the evening. If the YES votes prevail, Brangay Banawa-Englis will be the city’s 81st Barangay.

Barangay Guadalupe has a population of 47,000 and it is estimated that around 23,000 live in the Banawa-Englis area. The incumbent Barangay captain is Michael Gacasan.  A YES victory in the plebiscite  will create the new barangay but it will still be under the governance of Guadalupe until a special elections will be conducted by the COMELEC to elect the first ever set of officials of Barangay Banawa-Englis.

The holding of plebiscite today receive a stiff opposition from residents of Labangon headed by Labangon Barangay captain Victor Buendia.  Buendia wants the Supreme Court to nullify the results should “YES” win because his barangay is not given a say on the matter as it also affects 13 sitios of Labangon.  Buendia’s opposition got into the nerves of former Congressman Antonio Cuneco who authored the bill creating the new barangay.  Cuenco is reportedly asking the courts to remove Buendia from his position as he is not a resident of Labangon since his house is within the boundaries of Guadalupe.

The vote might not affect much the lives of ordinary citizens outside Banawa-Englis but it is important for Guadalupe residents to get out and vote today to have at least have a say on the issue. Some pundits consider this plebiscite as preview of the May 2013 elections as Mayor Mike Rama and ex-Congressman Antonio Cuenco are vocal supporters of the split.  By tomorrow, the people of Cebu will know if the dream of some residents in Banawa-Englis to have their own barangay will become a reality.

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Robinsons Galleria Cebu launched

27 Jul

Robinson’s Land Corporation of the Gokongwei family has earmarked 5 Billion Pesos for the construction of Robinsons Galleria Cebu at General Maxilom Extension, Cebu City.  Robinsons Galleria Cebu is a mixed use property that will have a mall, hotel, and office space components.  The 4.6 hectare complex that is located along the North Reclamation Area will eventually have four high-rise condominiums.

The first phase involves the construction of a 7-story commercial building that will house the first Go Hotel Branch in Cebu. The Go Hotel Cebu will have 153 rooms.  It has a similar business model with sister company Cebu Pacific where customers can pay for cheaper rooms if they book earlier. The hotels tag line is “We want you to sleep like royalty, but we won’t ask you to fork out a king’s ransom”.  The value for money hotel chain currently has branches in Manila, Palawan, Tacloban, Bacolod, and Dumaguete.

The commercial building will have four storeys allocated for a shopping mall with a  gross leasable area of 56,000 sq. m. The mall will have 6 cinemas including two 3d theaters. It will have some familiar tenants Robinsons Department Store, Robinsons Supermarket, True Value, Robinsons Appliances, Saizen, and Toys R’ Us.  The Robinsons Galleria Mall Cebu will be the 38th Mall of Robinsons Land Corporation (RLC). It is set to be the biggest Robinsons Mall outside Metro Manila. The other 3 floors of the building will be allocated for BPO offices.  The expected completion of the first of the mall is in 2014.

Next year, RLC is planning to launch the first condominium tower in the Robinsons Galleria Cebu Complex. The construction of this new development is a big sign that RLC is confident in Cebu’s economic prospects.  The company operates 2 existing malls in Cebu, the Robinsons Place in Fuente Osmena and the Robinsons Cybergate in Don Gil Garcia St.

The residential division of RLC currently has four projects under development in Cebu.  The Amisa Private Residence in Mactan under the Robinsons Luxuria Brand, the Azalea Place in Lahug under the Robinsons Residences Brand, the Blue Coast Residences in Mactan under the Robinsons Communities Brand, and the Aspen Heights Subdivision in Consolacion, Cebu.

 

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2012 London Olympics-Archery: Javier 55th in the rankings; Top 3 dominated by South Korean bets

27 Jul

Men’s Archery Ranking round

All Athletes will qualify for Round of 64

Rank

 Athlete

Nation

Score

1

Dong  Hyun Im  

699

2

Bubmin  Kim  

698

3

Jin  Hyek Oh  

690

4

Larry  Godfrey  

680

5

Takaharu  Furukawa  

679

6

Gael  Prevost  

679

7

 Xiaoxiang Dai 

678

8

Crispin  Duenas  

678

9

Romain  Girouille  

677

10

Brady  Ellison  

676

11

Mauro  Nespoli  

674

12

Jacob  Wukie  

673

13

Yu  Xing  

673

14

Rafal  Dobrowolski  

672

15

Yu  Ishizu  

671

16

Rick  van der Ven  

671

17

Denis  Gankin  

670

18

Jake  Kaminski  

670

19

Jantsan  Gantugs  

669

20

Khairul  Anuar Mohamad  

669

21

Baard  Nesteng  

669

22

Zhaowu  Liu  

668

23

Taylor  Worth  

668

24

Markiyan  Ivashko  

667

25

Elias  Malave  

666

26

Luis  Eduardo Velez  

666

27

Thomas  Faucheron  

665

28

Dmytro  Hrachov  

665

29

Juan  Rene Serrano  

665

30

Luis  Alvarez  

665

31

Tarundeep  Rai  

664

32

Daniel  Felipe Pineda  

664

33

Cheng-Pang  Wang  

663

34

Juan  Carlos Stevens  

663

35

Yavor  Vasilev Hristov  

663

36

Marco  Galiazzo  

662

36

Michele  Frangilli  

662

38

Witthaya  Thamwong  

662

39

Milad  Vaziri Teymoorlooei  

662

40

Cheng-Wei  Kuo  

660

41

Elias  Cuesta  

660

42

Alan  Wills  

660

43

Viktor  Ruban  

660

44

Hideki  Kikuchi  

659

45

Chu  Sian Cheng  

658

46

Rahul  Banerjee  

655

47

Dan  Olaru  

654

48

Haziq  Kamaruddin  

654

49

Jeff  Henckels  

654

50

Simon  Terry  

654

51

Daniel  Rezende Xavier  

653

52

Camilo  Mayr  

653

53

Jayanta  Talukdar  

650

54

Yu-Cheng  Chen  

649

55

Mark  Javier  

649

56

Nay  Myo Aung  

646

57

Ahmed  El-Nemr  

644

58

Klemen  Strajhar  

639

59

Rene  Philippe Kouassi  

638

60

Kar  Wai Calvin Lee  

637

61

Md  Emdadul Haque Milon  

636

62

Axel  Muller  

633

63

Robert  Elder  

615

64

Emanuele  Guidi  

589

The top 3 seed are all taken by archers from South Korea as the Philippine’s Mark Javier struggled and landed in 55th place.  Legally blind Im Dong-hyun broke his own 72-arrow world record to lead the field with 699 score.  Compatriot Bubmin Kim is at second just 1 point behind the leader. Jin Hyek Oh rounded out the top 3.  The excellent rankings give South Korea a very good chance to capture the elusive men’s individual gold.

Filipino Mark Javier was 50 points below the pacesetter at 649. He will face Brady Ellison of the USA in the Round of 64.

Archer Mark Javier at the Meteksan Archery Wor...

Archer Mark Javier at the Meteksan Archery World Cup in Antalya, Turkey (Photo credit: Wikipedia)

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